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Tuesday 13 November 2012

The Pledge (USA 2001) 124´ 08/11/2012

The Pledge is a 2001 American mystery film directed by Sean Penn. The film features an ensemble cast, with Jack Nicholson, Aaron Eckhart, Helen Mirren, Robin Wright Penn, Vanessa Redgrave, Sam Shepard, Mickey Rourke, and Benicio del Toro.
It is based on Friedrich Dürrenmatt's 1958 novella Das Versprechen: Requiem auf den Kriminalroman. Dürrenmatt wrote The Pledge to refine the theme he originally developed in the screenplay for the 1958 film Es gescha am hellichten ^Tag (It Happened in Broad Daylight).
The film tells the story of Jerry Black (Jack Nicholson) a homicide detective, undertakes one last case on the day of his retirement. An eight year old girl has been found murdered in the snow-covered mountains of Mexico and her mother begs Black to unravel the mystery of her daughter's death. With the help of local waitress Lori and her young daughter Chrissy, Black embarks on an unpredictable and riveting hunt for the killer where things are not always as they seem...
Sean Penn was nominated for the Palme D´or at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival, and a lot of film critic have rated this movie as a good one.
"Not a pleasant film, but it is deeply, scarily rewarding". Stephen Holden. New York Times. 19/01/2001.
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